“Architects of Their Own Solutions:” A Comparative Study of Gender in Environmental Justice Work

Olack, Ellen
(2015)
“Architects of Their Own Solutions:” A Comparative Study of Gender in Environmental Justice Work.
Undergraduate thesis,
under the direction of John Sonnett from
Sociology,
The University of Mississippi.

Abstract

Backgrounds, identities and beliefs of the people within a group can dictate the direction a movement takes and whether or not that movement will be able to endure. Using a series of interviews, I aim to determine how gender plays a part in shaping a person’s role within the environmental justice movement by studying if and how gender constructions influence the mindsets of not only the people working to end environmental injustice, but also of the community members living in zones affected by environmental injustice.